Ralph - One of the main characters in the novel. He has many characteristics such as being very athletic‚ charismatic‚ leading‚ and a smart protagonist of the group of kids. Ralph was elected the leader of the boys at the beginning of the book. While most of the other boys are mainly concerned with having fun and not doing any work‚ Ralph focuses on building huts and thinking of ways to increase their chances of being rescued. Ralph’s influence over the other boys is safe at the beginning of the
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Simon Character Analysis In the novel‚ Lord of the Flies‚ many of the characters provide insight to humanity and civilization. One of the main characters‚ Simon‚ is a shy boy that does not fit in with the rest of the group. Golding shows this when he writes‚ “Simon was happy to be accepted” (104) when he talks to Ralph and how Simon is often referred to as “batty” (111). Though Simon is often thought of as crazy‚ he is actually quite sane and almost saint-like in the way he acts. As many of
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signaled the rest of the hunt to be quiet and went forward by himself. He was happy and wore the damp darkness of the forest like his old clothes. He crept down a slope to rocks and scattered trees by the sea." (133‚ 134) In the novel‚ Lord of the Flies by William Golding‚ a major theme of the novel is the boys’ adaption from being civilized to savagery. The novel highlights the boys growing apart from their old innocent ways to wild‚ bloodthirsty savage boys. Throughout the novel‚ Golding emphasizes
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Spencer Lyman March 27th‚ 2013 Lord of the Flies Essay There’s a New Chief in Town What does it take for a group of civilized boys to be turned into inhumane‚ bloodthirsty savages? In William Golding’s novel Lord of the Flies‚ Jack is able to exploit the innermost evil in others through the means of psychological manipulation. With these tactics‚ he gains the support of his newfound tribe‚ and chaos breaks out on the island as a result. Jack manipulates the boys and turns them into a supportive
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Gustav Jung once said‚ “As far as we can discern‚ the sole purpose of human existence is to kindle a light in the darkness of a mere being.” In other words‚ man’s purpose in life is to help one another find the good in a world of malevolence. In Lord of the Flies by William Golding‚ it becomes apparent to the reader the contrast in shades between the good and the bad. Each person here on Earth has two parts of his or her being: light and dark. It is the side people choose which defines them. Take for
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Leadership is an essential quality in anyone‚ especially in those we choose to lead us. Like the leaders in The Lord of the Flies‚ our own world leaders try to do what they think is best for their people‚ sometimes in the wrong way. The leadership qualities in our leaders today reflect the qualities in the characters of the book; Jack shares aspects of Hitler’s leading strategies. A good leader must have certain qualities that will help them lead. These might include empathy‚ so the leader
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subjects include the tension between groupthink and individuality‚ between rational and emotional reactions‚ and between morality and immorality. How these play out‚ and how different people feel the influences of these‚ forms a major subtext of Lord of the Flies. In the midst of a wartime evacuation‚ a British plane crashes on an isolated island. The only survivors are all male children below age 13. Two boys‚ the fair-haired Ralph and an overweight‚ bespectacled boy reluctantly nicknamed "Piggy" find
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A Savage Masquerade Masks are prevalent throughout Lord of the Flies. The hunters utilize face paint‚ the most recognizable and physical form of the mask in the story. The paint is first mentioned when Jack smears red and white clay onto his face‚ along with charcoal. Although the clay masks are originally used as camouflage in order to hunt a pig‚ the paint soon becomes a way for the hunters to distance themselves from the atrocities they commit. Jack immediately changes after applying the face
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The dark is usually a private matter‚ however‚ when in frightening or dire situations‚ the darkness overtakes others. The dark is not only shown through real life humans‚ but also in imaginary literary characters and novels as well. In The Lord of the Flies‚ William Golding uses archetypes such as the hero‚ the quest‚ and loss of innocence to bring out one of the novel’s many themes‚ the idea of civilization versus savagery. The hero archetype throughout the novel represents Ralph‚ the protagonist
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William Golding wrote The Lord of the Flies in response to another story of desertion‚ where characters were stranded on an island and left to fend for themselves. This story described the lonely lives the characters faced‚ but it was not in the way that Golding perceived it to be. Golding believed that‚ if left to his own devices in a society with no rules‚ man would revert to savagery‚ a statement which can be proven by the events that occur on the island in The Lord of the Flies. At first‚ life on
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